Hockey in the NHL is a far different game than it was 45 years ago, when the Broad Street Bullies ruled the ice with their fists. In the 1970s, the Philadelphia Flyers had guys like Dave ''The Hammer'' Schultz, Bob ''The Hound'' Kelly and Andre ''Moose''

So how's that Ryan Strome for Ryan Spooner deal looking? Neither was cooking during their first weekend with their new clubs. Strome, wearing No. 16, played 16:42 in New York, and while he played hard on Saturday, he had no shots and no points for the Rangers playing right-wing alongside Jimmy Vesey

Every week, we'll mine the waiver wire for lesser-owned assets to help your squad, whether you favor dynasty or the redraft format, and we'll also toss in some tips for DFS players out there. Finally, we will look at some former go-to fantasy assets who may be overvalued -- either in the short

ESPN.com Will the Buffalo Sabres make the playoffs this season? Greg Wyshynski, senior NHL writer: Before the season, I said it was plausible that the Sabres could be the dark horse darlings many predicted them to be in the Atlantic Division. This was mainly because the division was underwhelming, the

• The Artemi Panarin saga continues to roll along. Here's a take on him being a luxury and not a necessity for the Blue Jackets. (Union and Blue) • How a love for fashion changed the course of one NHL prospect's career. (Daily Hive) • Arizona was doing so well, then injuries hit hard. (AZ Central

This week's question is: As we hit the quarter-mark of the NHL schedule who are your fantasy picks at forward, defense and goal? Daniel: While he might not currently be the league leader in points, there is no reason not to believe in Edmonton's Connor McDavid as the best fantasy forward. Yes

NEW YORK -- The New York Rangers are on a roll at home ice while the Dallas Stars are surging on the road. One of those hot streaks will take a momentary hiatus Monday night when the Stars visit the Rangers. The Rangers are on a five-game home winning streak since a 4-1 loss to the Calgary Flames on

Gabriel Landeskog scored the tying goal in the third period, and Mikko Rantanen delivered the game-winner with 1.3 seconds remaining in overtime Sunday to give the visiting Colorado Avalanche a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. The Avalanche had a three-on-two advantage over the final 15 seconds after

Mikko Rantanen's power-play slap shot goal with 1.3 seconds on the clock in overtime lifted Colorado to a 4-3 victory at Anaheim on Sunday. Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and Rantanen had two assists for the Avalanche, who overcame a 3-1 deficit to hand the Ducks their 12th loss in 15 games. Sven

The Sens have had a good week. They came back from a long break to win 2-1 over the Detroit Red Wings, then 6-4 over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Drake Batherson - This might be the least surprising Three Stars nomination we've had all year. In case you haven't been online in a few days and somehow

The Washington Capitals had a challenging Week 7 with rough games against Western Conference teams. Week 8 might be called “Original Six” week with a quartet of games against four of the league's Original Six franchises. The Opponents The Capitals open the week on Monday against the Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens had a successful road trip in Western Canada, and we're celebrating by giving you one episode for each win. The first part, recorded before Saturday's game against the Vancouver Canucks is with Jared Book and Patrik Bexell. They talk about Carey Price's game against

The Toronto Maple Leafs enter Thanksgiving week in the U.S. with a sparkling 14-6 record, and coming off an impressive west coast road trip that saw them sweep three games in California. Surely some of that credit belongs to the newest Leaf, superstar John Tavares, who has provided a team-high 12 goals

The Minnesota Wild may have lost last night to the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1, but at least we won't have to hear Chelsea Dagger again until at least December 27th, when the Wild face the Blackhawks in Chicago again. Fortunately, we also won't have to dwell on that loss for too long, as the Wild

The Colorado Avalanche have finally started to pick things up again, after closing out October with a slew of losses that seemed to be snowballing their season early on. They kicked off their turnaround when they picked up a 4-1 win over the hapless Edmonton Oilers last week, then went on to pick up

As far as the first six weeks go, this one was the worst for the Nashville Predators in terms of on-ice results. The end of the CMA road trip was less-than-ideal, but at least there was one home game to look forward to after all that western nonsense. Lots of home games to come in the next three weeks